Bank holidays 2023
There were 9 in England and Wales, 10 in Scotland and 11 in Northern Ireland in 2023. Below were the bank holidays 2023 dates for every nation, with weekdays, substitute days and long weekends.
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's DaySubstitute day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Coronation bank holidayOne-offCoronation of King Charles III | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Monday | Christmas Day | |
| Tuesday | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's DaySubstitute day | |
| Tuesday | 2nd JanuarySubstitute day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Coronation bank holidayOne-offCoronation of King Charles III | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Thursday | St Andrew's Day | |
| Monday | Christmas Day | |
| Tuesday | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Bank holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's DaySubstitute day | |
| Friday | St Patrick's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Early May bank holiday | |
| Monday | Coronation bank holidayOne-offCoronation of King Charles III | |
| Monday | Spring bank holiday | |
| Wednesday | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) | |
| Monday | Summer bank holiday | |
| Monday | Christmas Day | |
| Tuesday | Boxing Day |
Dates follow the official GOV.UK bank holiday list where published. Later years are calculated from the statutory rules and can change if a holiday is added or moved by royal proclamation.
Bank holidays that did not fall on their usual date in 2023, and any one-off extras.
Substitute day
New Year's Day: the usual date fell on a weekend.
All of the UK
Substitute day
2nd January: the usual date fell on a weekend.
Scotland
One-off bank holiday
Coronation bank holiday. Coronation of King Charles III.
All of the UK
Easter Sunday was 9 April 2023. Good Friday was Friday 7 April 2023, a bank holiday across the UK.
Easter Monday was Monday 10 April 2023, a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland. The Easter weekend 2023 ran from 7 April to 10 April.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 1 May 2023 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 29 May 2023.
The August bank holiday was Monday 28 August 2023 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 7 August 2023 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Monday 25 December 2023 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Tuesday 26 December 2023, giving 4 days off in a row with the weekend.
New Year's Day followed on Monday 1 January 2024, with Scotland's 2 January holiday on Tuesday 2 January 2024.
Every 2023 bank holiday in date order and which parts of the UK had it.
| Date | Bank holiday | England & Wales | Scotland | N. Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's DaySubstitute day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2nd JanuarySubstitute day | No | Yes | No | |
| St Patrick's Day | No | No | Yes | |
| Good Friday | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Easter Monday | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Early May bank holiday | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Coronation bank holidayOne-off | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Spring bank holiday | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) | No | No | Yes | |
| Summer bank holiday | No | Yes | No | |
| Summer bank holiday | Yes | No | Yes | |
| St Andrew's Day | No | Yes | No | |
| Christmas Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Boxing Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Total bank holidays in 2023 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
The 2023 bank holidays grouped by month.
· New Year's Day (substitute)
All of the UK
· 2nd January (substitute)
Scotland
No bank holidays.
· St Patrick's Day
N. Ireland
· Good Friday
All of the UK
· Easter Monday
England & WalesN. Ireland
· Early May bank holiday
All of the UK
· Coronation bank holiday
All of the UK
· Spring bank holiday
All of the UK
No bank holidays.
· Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day)
N. Ireland
· Summer bank holiday
Scotland
· Summer bank holiday
England & WalesN. Ireland
No bank holidays.
No bank holidays.
· St Andrew's Day
Scotland
· Christmas Day
All of the UK
· Boxing Day
All of the UK
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How the 2023 bank holidays joined up with weekends in England and Wales.
3days off
Sat 31 Dec – Mon 2 Jan
New Year's Day
4days off
Fri 7 Apr – Mon 10 Apr
Good Friday + Easter Monday
3days off
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May
Early May bank holiday
3days off
Sat 6 May – Mon 8 May
Coronation bank holiday
3days off
Sat 27 May – Mon 29 May
Spring bank holiday
3days off
Sat 26 Aug – Mon 28 Aug
Summer bank holiday
4days off
Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec
Christmas Day + Boxing Day
If your holiday year runs from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, these were the bank holidays that fall inside it.
There were 9 in England and Wales, 10 in Scotland and 11 in Northern Ireland in 2023.
Easter Sunday was 9 April 2023. Good Friday was Friday 7 April 2023 and Easter Monday was Monday 10 April 2023. Easter Monday is not a bank holiday in Scotland.
Good Friday 2023 was Friday 7 April 2023. It is a bank holiday in every part of the UK.
The Early May bank holiday was Monday 1 May 2023 and the Spring bank holiday was Monday 29 May 2023.
The Summer bank holiday was Monday 28 August 2023 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Monday 7 August 2023 in Scotland.
The Christmas Day bank holiday was Monday 25 December 2023 and the Boxing Day bank holiday was Tuesday 26 December 2023.
Yes. The Boxing Day bank holiday in 2023 was Tuesday 26 December 2023.
Yes. In England and Wales the Christmas bank holidays and the weekend gave 4 days off in a row, from Saturday 23 December 2023 to Tuesday 26 December 2023.
Yes. New Year's Day was observed on Monday 2 January 2023 in the whole UK; 2nd January was observed on Tuesday 3 January 2023 in Scotland.
Yes, in the whole UK. Monday 2 January 2023 was the substitute day for New Year's Day, which fell on a weekend.
Yes, in Scotland. Tuesday 3 January 2023 was the substitute day for 2nd January, which fell on a weekend.
Yes. Coronation bank holiday on Monday 8 May 2023 in the whole UK (Coronation of King Charles III).
In the leave year from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 there were 10 in England and Wales, 11 in Scotland and 12 in Northern Ireland.
Some do. Easter moves by up to five weeks, and the May and August bank holidays are tied to a Monday rather than a date. Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are fixed, but the day off moves to a weekday when they fall on a weekend.